After the Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party chief Om Prakash Rajbhar quit from his post of backward class welfare minister from the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP regime in Uttar Pradesh, Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma rushed to Rajbhar’s house to iron out the issue. In a tweet shared by Om Prakash Rajbhar, he[Read More…]
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Uttar Pradesh: Om Prakash Rajbhar quits as minister from Yogi Adityanath government
The Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party chief Om Prakash Rajbhar has offer to resign from the post of backward class welfare minister from the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP regime in Uttar Pradesh. In a tweet shared by Om Prakash Rajbhar, he said that he would quit from the ministry’ charge, reasoning that[Read More…]
Kumbh Mela : Bihar Governor Lalji Tandon’s tent set ablaze
Initial investigations suggest that the fire broke out due to short circuit.
Akhilesh Yadav allegedly prevented from boarding airplane, detained at Lucknow airport
On Monday, Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav alleged that he was “was prevented from boarding the airplane without any written orders” and that he was “detained at Lucknow airport”. Yadav was allegedly detained at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport by police in his attempt to visit Allahabad where he[Read More…]
Varanasi: Fake guide arrested for sexual misconduct to Canadian tourist
A case of a fake guide raping a Canadian tourist has surfaced. On Monday evening, the tourist made loud shouts after the accused chased her at the Assi Ghat. Following the loud noise, inspector of the tourist police got hold of the fake tourist guide and gave them to the[Read More…]
In pictures: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Lucknow road show
After on Wednesday Priyanka Gandhi Vadra assumed her Office of Congress General Secretary, in what will mark as her first visit to the state after joining politics few days before, on Monday the AICC General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh East arrived in the state capital of Lucknow for a four-day[Read More…]
Who is going to win Uttar Pradesh? It’s not BJP
Uttar Pradesh, with its 80 Lok Sabha seats remains crucial to BJP’s plans to return to power in 2019. In 2014, with 73 seats out of 80 in Uttar Pradesh, it managed to form a single-party majority Government after 1984. Is BJP going to repeat its performance in 2019? Bua-[Read More…]
Lets begin a new politics: Priyanka Gandhi ahead of UP visit
New Delhi: A day ahead of her mega road show in Uttar Pradesh, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday called on party workers to initiate a “new kind of politics” which listens to the voices of the poor and the marginalised. “I have hope in my heart that together[Read More…]
97 die in UP-Uttarakhand hooch tragedy, 215 arrested
Lucknow/Dehradun: The death toll in the moonshine tragedy in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand rose to 97 on Sunday even as 215 people were arrested in a sweeping police crackdown on illicit liquor in Uttar Pradesh, officials said. Simultaneously, as the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) blamed[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Hooch tragedy toll climbs to 47, six critical
Lucknow: The death toll in the hooch tragedy in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand went up to 47 on Saturday evening, an official said. As per latest reports, 11 persons have died in Kushinagar district, while 36 have succumbed after consuming spurious liquor in Saharanpur district of western UP. District Magistrate[Read More…]
UPPSC RO/ARO Main Exam 2017 Admit Card released @uppsc.up.nic.in; check direct link here
UPPSC RO/ARO Main Exam 2017 Admit Card update: UPPSC RO/ARO Main Exam 2017 Admit Card is now available online. The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission has released UPPSC RO/ARO Main Exam 2017 Admit Card on its official website. Candidates appearing for the Revenue Officer (RO)/Assistant Revenue Officer (ARO) Main examination[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh budget live updates: Rs 248 crore allocated for cancer institute in Lucknow
Yogi Adityanath government is set to present its third budget in state
Coded answer sheets, UP Boards begin amidst high security
Lucknow, The Class 10 and 12 examinations conducted by the Uttar Pradesh government began amid tight security on Thursday with magistrates, police on high alert, besides the introduction of coded answer sheets to prevent any foul play, officials said. A total of 58,06,922 students have enrolled for these exams which[Read More…]
Haryana: Water found in place of oil in 150 transformers sent to Uttar Pradesh
Sonipat: In Rai Industrial Area, a case of fraud has emerged with respect to a company who were supplying transformers to Uttar Pradesh. It is alleged that oil from 150 transformers was removed and instead water was added into it, slapping a loss of as much as Rs 40 lakh[Read More…]
BSP chief Mayawati joins Twitter ahead of Lok Sabha elections, gets 14K followers in no time
The chief first tweeted on January 22 but an official release was shared by the party on Wednesday
Opposition a ‘gang of corrupt’, says BJP’s UP chief Mahendra Nath Pandey
Lucknow, The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Uttar Pradesh unit chief Mahendra Nath Pandey on Tuesday slammed the Samajwadi Party for extending its support to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee in her stand-off with the Centre and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Questioning the criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi[Read More…]
Adityanath won’t win another election from UP: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday came down heavily on her Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath, accusing him of abetting lynchings and claiming that the saffron party leader will fail to win another election in his state. She was responding to a question regarding Adityanath’s public address[Read More…]
BSP, SP should have included Congress in UP alliance to finish the game: Yashwant Sinha
By Anand Singh and Prashant Sood New Delhi: Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha says opposition unity against the BJP in the coming Lok Sabha elections is a “work in progress” but feels that the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party should have included Congress in the alliance in Uttar Pradesh[Read More…]
UP Police Constable Female Third List for DV released @uppbpb.gov.in; check direct here
UP Police Constable Female Third List (DV) update: Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotional Board (UPPRPB) has released the UP Police Constable Female Third List (for Document Verification) online. The third list of Female candidates for document verification (DV) is now available on the official website of the UPPRPB. Successful[Read More…]
Police register case against Hindu Mahasabha leaders who recreated Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination
In a statement released by Aligarh Police, SSP Akash Kulhary shared that a case has been filed against Puja Shakun Pandey, her husband and 12 unknown under section 147, 148, 149, 295(a), 153(a) IPC. Arresting is yet to take place in the incident. SSP said, “Today Puja Shakun Pandey, her husband[Read More…]
Adityanath, UP ministers take holy dip at Kumbh
Prayagraj: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and many of his ministerial colleagues took the holy dip at Sangam — the trinity of Ganga, Yamuna and the mystical Saraswati — at the ongoing Kumbh on Tuesday. Soon after finishing the cabinet meeting, the ministers led by the saffron-robed Chief Minister[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Adityanath government announces Uri movie tax free in state
In a cabinet meeting held at Kumbha Mela, Prayagraj on Tuesday Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath waived off recent released Bollywood movie Uri: The Surgical Strike from state GST. Following the meeting, among various announcements, the UP CM shared the decision of exempting the movie from the state GST. He said[Read More…]
We can resolve Ayodhya dispute in 24 hours: Adityanath
The Chief Minister also claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will win more seats in Uttar Pradesh in the coming Lok Sabha elections than it did in 2014. Asked by a media channel whether he would resolve the Ayodhya issue through negotiations or by wielding the stick, Adityanath smiled[Read More…]
Can Priyanka match Modi’s oratory? Scales more evenly balanced
While the BJP is obviously the Congress’s main adversary, politics in India can rarely be depicted in black and white. There are shades of grey which blur the outlines of friends and foes. There is little doubt that the Congress was miffed by the peremptory decision of the SP and[Read More…]
BJP could be crushed in Uttar Pradesh in Lok Sabha elections: Opinion Poll
In an upcoming general election, which is due by May, Bharatiya Janata Party could be crushed by an Opposition alliance in the most populated state Uttar Pradesh, according to an opinion poll released on January 23. The BJP and an ally could fall to just 5 from the 73 seats[Read More…]